PLAY >New Drops	Tuesday, January 30, 2001

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New Split Drops

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New Candidate Drops

SPW - SPX Corporation $106.79 -2.23 (-6.14)

Selling in SPW shares took off yesterday once the stock dropped below the 50-DMA of $109.00. We are a little surprised that SPW rollover right before an expected rate cut because this industrial products provider could be a major beneficiary of lower interest rates.

Picked on January 14th @ $111.69 Profit/Loss -2.69 (2%) (Stopped Monday @ $109.00) Best Profit +7.06 (6%)
Interactive Chart	Quote	News	Zacks on SPW

New Momentum Drops

MER - Merrill Lynch $80.00 +4.88 (+6.12)

We excited Merrill at yesterday's close to avoid this morning's earnings release. For the record, Merrill Lynch reported stellar results of $0.93 in profits. This number was $0.05 above the consensus estimates. Longer-term investors who held the stock through the report saw a very nice rally to a new all time high.

Picked on January 17th @ $74.56 Profit/Loss +0.57 (1%) (Stopped Monday $75.13) Best Profit +2.25 (3%)
Interactive Chart	Quote	News	Zacks on MER

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